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HLA risk alleles and gut microbiome in ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology - 1 Dec 2019
Xu Huji, Yin Jian
Abstract excerpt
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles are associated with a variety of autoimmune diseases. The composition of gut microbiome can be influenced by host immunity, which is partially regulated by HLA. In this review, first we provide evidence from animal and human studies on: if and how HLA-B27, HLA-DRB1 (shared epitope (SE)), and other HLA alleles alter the gut microbiome, then we analyzed the data for several...
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